Underwater Cycling and Skiing Proves Challenging
在水下骑车及滑冰证实是可挑战的
本新闻影音出处：新唐人电视台英语新闻
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_asia/2010-09-23/821554701226.html
【新闻关键字】
1. season [ˋsizN ; ˈsiːzn] : n. 季节；时期
2. competition [ˏkɑmpəˋtɪʃən ; ˏkɑːmpəˈtɪʃn] : n. 比赛；竞赛
3. contest [kɑnˋtɛst ; ˈkɑːntest] : n. 竞争
4. attempt [əˋtɛmpt ; əˈtempt] : v. 努力；试图
Members of a Siberian diver’s club mark the end of the season with a cycling and skiing competition – only this contest takes place at the bottom of Lake Baikal.
数位西伯利亚的潜水俱乐部成员，以骑单车及滑冰竞赛的方式，来标记季节的尾声─ ─只是这项竞赛是在贝加尔湖的水面下举行。
Fifteen divers attempted to cycle or ski in three-meter-deep water — most not very successfully said club director, Andrei Baranovski.
十五位潜水者试图在三公尺深水中骑单车或滑冰，Andrei Baranovski俱乐部主任表示：大多数都并非很成功。
5. behave [bɪˋhev ; bɪˈheɪv] : v. 表现；表现得体
6. pedal [ˋpɛdL ; ˈpedl] : n. 踏板；脚蹬子
7. saddle [ˋsædL ; ˈsædl] : n. 马鞍；（脚踏车或机车的）坐垫
8. adjustment [əˋdʒʌst] : n. 调节；调整
[Andrei Baranovski, Diving Club Director]:
“It is interesting to see how the skis and bicycles behave underwater. A bicycle tends to go up, and so do skis. As soon as you put pressure on the pedals the bicycle rises up. That is why the divers had to regulate the center of the weight and had to sit lower in the saddle in order to move forward.”
潜水俱乐部主任Andrei Baranovski说：“观看在水面下滑冰及骑单车的动作表现，相当有趣。单车倾向往上，滑冰板也是。你将压力放在踏板上的同时，车也向上升起。这就是为何潜水者们必须控制重心，并且必须坐低坐垫，才能向前进。
A fewV competitors did manage to move forward instead of up.
一些竞赛者的确能够设法向前移动，而非向上。
But diver, Michael Shuyupov, says the bicycles need some adjustment.
但是潜水者迈可‧苏玉波夫表示，单车需要一些调整。
[Michael Shuyupov, Diver]:
“We managed to ride, we went forward. But we should make the bicycles a bit heavier so that they don’t go upwards.”
潜水者迈可‧苏玉波夫说：“我们设法往前骑，但我们应该使单车重一点，这样才不会向上浮。“
9. valuable [ˋvæljUəbL ; ˈvæljuəbl] : adj. 贵重的；值钱的
10. perhaps [pɚˋhæps ; pərˈhæps] : adv. 也许；大概；可能
11. eccentric [ɪkˈsentrɪk ; ɪkˋsɛntrɪk] : adj. 古怪的
12. annual [ˋænjUəl ; ˈænjuəl] : adj. 每年的；一年一次的
Competitors say they learned valuable lessons about the behavior of objects underwater.
竞赛者表示，他们学习到有关物体在水面下行为的珍贵一课。
And perhaps this will be the start of an eccentric annual tradition.
或许这将会是一年一次古怪传统的开始。
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